Toy cannon.



Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

M/VE IV 70/? BYKZIWM ATTORNEY forward and backward movement 0 THOMASRAYMOND ARDEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 ARDEN MANUFAOTUR- INGCORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TOY OANN ON.

Specification of Letters Patent. K Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

Application filed May 81, ms. Serial no. 237,399.

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known t at I, THOMAS ARDEN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at New York city, in the county and State offNew York,have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Toy Cannon, ofwhich the ollowin is a specification.

Ty invention relates to a toy cannon of the repeating type from whichprojectiles may be successively expelled by a crank operated hammer. v

The obj eot of the invention is to rovide a simply constructed toycannon, w ich may be readily operated by a child, without dan er ofinjury.

The invention is illustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawing,wherein Figure 1 is a side elevational View;

Fig. 2 is a substantially vertical sectional vieiw through the barrel atthe rear thereof; an

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view.

Referring to the drawing 10 denotes a tripod upon the table 11 of whicha substantially yoke shaped frame 12 is swiveled by means of the stud13. j

Fixedly supported near the upper ends of the vertical arms of the yoke12, preferably in an inclined position, is a barrel 14 provided with thebore 15. The breech of the barrel has an aperture 16 through whichprojectiles, in the drawing shown as balls 17 may pass from the magazine18 secured to the top of the barrel 14 over the aperture.

16. Near its front end the magazine is pro vided with an admissionopening 19 for the projectiles 17 Traversing the vertical arms of theoke 12 near their lower ends is a stud sha 20 upon which is pivotallymounted a trigger or hammer denoted generally by the numeral 21. Thehead of the trigger or hammer 21 is provided with an arcuate slot 22through which passes a pin 23, passing through the barrel 14, therebylimitm tille t e hammer head in the bore 15 of the barrel.

RAYMOND The lower portion of the barrel is provided with a slot 24through which the hammer .flat portion 27 so as to prevent the hammerfrom being thrown back upon reverse rotation of the shaft 26.

Encircling the stud shaft 20 is a coiled spring 28 having a loop 29engaging the rear edge of the hammer 21 and normally forcing the sametoward the front of the cannon. The operation of the device is asfollows':

A suitable number of rojectiles 17 are inserted through the opening 19into the magazine 18.. Thereupon the, handle 27 is rotated from left toright and at each such rotation the hammer 21 will be forced'rearwardlyagainst the tension of the spring and as the crank shaft leaves thehammer the latter will be urged sharply forward by the spring causingthe expulsion of one of the projectiles 17 which has dropped into thebore 15 in front of the hammer head. The reciprocating motion of thehammer is limited by the ends of the slots 22 striking the pin 23. Themovement of the hammer by reverse rotation of the crankshaft isprevented because in such reverse rotation the flat portion 27 of thecrank shaft will strike the'horizontal portion of the notch 25 therebycausing an interlock of these parts.

It will be noted that the device :is an extremely simple one and thatmere rotation of the crank 27 is necessary for the repeated operation ofthe cannon.

What I claim is A toy cannon comprising a bored barrel having a slottherein, a pin traversing said barrel, a pivotally mounted hammer havinga head projecting through the slot into the barrel and an arcuate slotin the hammer I 7 names jects, there being a notch in said hammer Intestimony whereof I have afixed my intermleldiate its eitllls, a springtgndlingf to, signature in presence of two witnesses. norma y ur e saiammer tow'ar t e or- Ward end 0 the cannon, and a crankshaft THOMASRAYMOND E having a portion cngageable'with said notch Witnesses: formoving the hammer in the opposite di- O'rro MUNK,

rection against the action of the spring. CLARIGE FRANCK.

